Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011

The application must—

be in writing; and

include details of the applicant’s plans for the following matters—

establishing and administering the scheme generally, including the estimated costs of establishing and administering the scheme;

entering into container recovery agreements with manufacturers of beverage products, including—

the proposed amounts to be paid by the manufacturers under the agreements to contribute to costs of the administration of the scheme; and

a proposed timeframe for entering the agreements;

establishing a network of container refund points;

entering into container collection agreements with the operators of container refund points, including—

a process for choosing persons with whom to enter into container collection agreements; and

proposed arrangements for ensuring container refund points are accessible to the public, including proposed locations and operating times; and

the proposed amounts to be paid to operators under the agreements for handling, sorting and transporting containers for recycling; and

a proposed timeframe for entering the agreements;

achieving any outcomes stated in the Minister’s invitation;

setting the amounts payable under the scheme mentioned in section 99J(2)(d); and

comply with any other requirements stated in the Minister’s invitation.

The application must be accompanied by the following—

a copy of the applicant’s constitution;

evidence establishing the applicant is an eligible company and each of its executive officers is an eligible individual;

a draft strategic plan and operational plan for establishing and administering the scheme;

draft terms of a container recovery agreement, container collection agreement and material recovery agreement;

a draft framework for resolving disputes between the applicant, manufacturers of beverage products, the operators of container refund points and the operators of material recovery facilities;

draft policies for handling commercial or sensitive information about the beverage market;

the signed consent of each person who the applicant considers is an executive officer or business associate of the applicant to—

the collection of personal or background information about the person by the chief executive; and

a criminal history check.